Non-side-draft plow-hitch.



y H. s. BsBY. l' N ON-SID-DRAFT PLOW `HITCH.

APPLIoATIoN HLBDJUNE 11, 1910.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

Patented Mar.

iinrrn" HARLEY S. BUSBY, 0F WASHINGTON, IOWA.

NON-SIDE-DRAIET PLOW-BITCH.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, HARLEY S. BUSBY, a citizen of the United States,residing at lVashington, in the county of Washington and State of Iowa.,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Non-Side DraftPlow-Hitches; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same,refel'ence being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the lettersand figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in an attachmentVfor plows for preventing side draft and affording a sufficient baseroom.

The invention comprises various d etails of construction andcombinations and arrangements of parts which will be hereinafter fullydescribed and then specifically defined in the appended claims.

I illustrate my invention in the accompanying drawings in which Figure lis a top plan view of my invention showing the same attached to the plowbeam. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the parts partly folded orcollapsed. Fig. 3 is a sectional view on line 3 3 of Fig. l, and Fig'. 4is an enlarged detail view of a part of the invention.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by letter, Adesignates a frame which is of general triangular shape and to one ofthe sides B thereof, which is apertured as at B, is fastened a barC,'bent at right angles at points designated by letters D and D, and thefree arm E of said bar is positioned parallel with the side B and has papertures E? in registration with the apertures B for the reception of alag bolt, not shown, to which a double tree may be connected. The side Fof said triangular frame is provided with series of perforations Fadapted to receive the bolts G which are passed through certain of saidperforations F and also perforations in the links H.

I designates a bar provided with perforations I for the reception ofbolts I2 which pass through registering apertures in the links I-I andin the perforations I.

Shouldered links N are provided with bifurcated ends N havingperforations for the reception of the bolts N2 which pass throughSpecification of Letters Patent.

Application filed .Tune 11 1910,

Patented Mar. 14, 1911.

Serial No. 568,466.

registering apertures in the ends of the links and also perforations I,while perforations N3 are formed in the opposite ends of the links N forthe reception of the pins O carried by the bars O which are clampedagainst the opposite faces of the plow beam Q by means of the bolts Qhaving threaded nuts Q2 thereon. Said pins O, which connect the links Nwith the bars O, allow pivotal movements between the two members thusconnected.

Fastened to the plow beam at any suitable location is a U-shaped bolt Rwhich holds a plate R against the side of the plow beam, said plate Rhaving an integral hook R2 thereon which engages one end of the chain T,the other end of which chain is adapted to be connected to a hook Swhich is integral with the bar B.

From the foregoing, it will be noted that, by the provision of a deviceas shown and described, a hit-ch is provided which is reversible and maybe collapsible and which may be set for any form of plow, either beam,frame, gang or sulky, the size of the perforations allowing for ampleadjustment. The chain T connecting the hook S with the beam is adaptedto be made in lengths to correspond to the size of the hitch. In orderto securely hold the parts from working loose, collar keys arepreferably employed.

What I claim to be new is l, An adjustable frame hitch for sulky andgang plows, etc., comprising a triangularshaped frame, one of the sidesof which is provided with series of perforations, a hitch hook at onecorner of the frame, a perforated bar, bifurcated links pivotallyconnected to the latter, connections between said perforated bar andframe, a plow beam, bars fastened to said beam and pivotally connectedto eyes in said links, a hook fastened to the plow beam, and a chainconnecting said hooks.

2. An adjustable frame hitch for sulky and gang plows, etc., comprisinga triangular-shaped frame, one of the sides of which is provided withseries of perforations, a perforated bar, pivotal link connectionsbetween the latter and the perforated bar of the frame, a hitch hook atone corner of the frame, an angled bar fastened to said frame andprovided with apertures which are in registration with apertures in theframe and adapted to receive a whiflle tree connection, bifurcated linksadjustably connected to the perforated bar and provided with eyes, a Intestimony whereof I hereunto'ax my plow beam bams fastenedv tc; theopposite signature in the presence of two Witnesses. side thereo insprojeetno rom said bars T which are falstened to thebplow beam and,HARLEX S BUSBY 5 pvotallyconnected to the eyes of said links, Vtnesses:

a hook fastened to the plow beam, and chain C. W. BUSBY, vconnectionsVbetween said hooks. J. J. KELLOGG.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents eaeh, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Y Washington, D. C.

